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How do we deal with artificial intelligence? GZERO and Ian Bremmer discuss the tremendous power and upside that AI promises to the world, along with its risks and potential to disrupt every aspect of politics and our societies.

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A visitor is walking past an AI sign at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference at the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition Center in Shanghai, China, on July 6, 2024.
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How the Department of Homeland Security’s WMD office sees the AI threat
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How the Department of Homeland Security’s WMD office sees the AI threat

The US Department of Homeland Security is preparing for the worst possible outcomes from the rapid progression of artificial intelligence technology technology.

​Sam Altman, President of Y Combinator, speaks at the Wall Street Journal Digital Conference in Laguna Beach, California, U.S., October 18, 2017.
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Oh BTW, OpenAI got hacked and didn’t tell us

A hacker breached an OpenAI employee forum in 2023 and gained access to internal secrets, according to a New York Times report published Thursday.

​A photo illustration of a smartphone displaying the NVIDIA Corporation stock price on the NASDAQ market, with an NVIDIA chip visible in the background.
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A chip bottleneck

The EU's competition chief has warned of a “huge bottleneck” involving Nvidia, the US semiconductor company that plays a pivotal role in designing chips necessary for training and running artificial intelligence models and applications.

James Hawes giving evidence on British film and high-end television to the Culture, Media and Sport Committee at the Houses of Parliament, London. Picture date: Wednesday February 21, 2024.
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A night at the soap opera

British director James Hawes recently testified to Parliament’s Culture, Media and Sport committee that AI might be able to make realistic soap operas within three to five years.

​FILE PHOTO: People walk by a Taco Bell and Pizza Hut, subsidiaries of Yum! Brands, Inc. in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., February 7, 2022.
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Watching workers

Businesses are starting to use artificial intelligence to watch their workers.

LEDs light up in a server rack in a data center.
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Electric Company and Water Works

The artificial intelligence boom has brought new strains on the environment, namely through demands on electricity and water.

AI doesn’t understand race – or history
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AI doesn’t understand race – or history

Google has temporarily paused public access to its text-to-image tool — and publicly apologized — because, uh, it had some diversity problems.

AI vs. truth: Battling deepfakes amid 2024 elections
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AI vs. truth: Battling deepfakes amid 2024 elections

European Parliament member Eva Maydell said she fears we will soon be unable to separate fact from deepfake fiction.

People visit the stand of NVIDIA during the 11th China Digital Entertainment Expo and Conference, known as ChinaJoy 2013, in Shanghai, China, 25 July 2013.
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Nvidia rally lifts markets – and struggling political leaders

AI chipmaker Nvidia dropped jaws on Wednesday with earnings estimates that surged past even the most optimist expectations, sending a charge through global markets on Thursday.

Tech accord on AI & elections will help manage the ‘new reality,’ says Microsoft’s Brad Smith
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Tech accord on AI & elections will help manage the ‘new reality,’ says Microsoft’s Brad Smith

At the Munich Security Conference, leading tech companies unveiled a new accord that committed them to combating AI-generated content that could disrupt elections.